Pollinator-dependent crops: an increasingly risky business.
Three-quarters of leading global food crops rely on animal pollination. With both managed and wild pollinators declining, is there reason for concern? Researchers are beginning to pin down the possible long-term risks.
Winfree
Rachael
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Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA. rwinfree@rci.rutgers.edu
D000383:Agriculture / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000191:economics* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D017753:Ecosystem; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics; D054817:Pollination